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for God's sake

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for God's sake (rude) also for God's sakes
I am surprised or annoyed by this for Christ's sake For God's sake, Eleanor, what happened to your hair? It's time we started worrying about educating our children, for God's sake. At three-thirty in the morning, for God's sake, my dog decided to have her puppies.
Usage notes: used for emphasis
Related vocabulary: for crying out loud
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of for God's sake (in the name of or for God)
See also: sake


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Run for God's sake, and fetch something to pry open the door --the axe
"I have never yet asked you for anything and I never will again, nor have I ever reminded you of my father's friendship for you; but now I entreat you for God's sake to do this for my son- and I shall always regard you as a benefactor," she added hurriedly.
'Had you renounced vanity for God's sake you would have borne it.
 
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